User Manual

Working with Multiple Tracks
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To use a Command Palette button for track selection, do one of the following:
1. Click the appropriate button in the location to which you have mapped it.
2. Press the key on the keyboard that you have associated with the track button.
3. In the Tracks tab of the Command Palette, select Active Palette, and then click the track
button.
To deselect a track:
t Click the Track button of any active track.
Understanding Track Monitoring
The following information describes how track monitoring functions and your options for
monitoring tracks. For procedures on monitoring or soloing tracks, see “Monitoring and Soloing
Tracks” on page 712.
Monitoring Video
The Video Track Monitor button determines whether you see video during playback. You can
turn it off at any time to monitor only audio during editing. When there are multiple video tracks,
all tracks below the monitored track are active during playback. The Video Track Monitor button
displays a Monitor icon when the track is monitored for playback and output.
When you edit with multiple tracks, you can activate the monitoring of a lower track to monitor
only the video on that track and below. You can use this feature when you have multiple layers of
video effects and need to isolate lower tracks for viewing. You can also monitor a solo track.
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If you monitor a video track below the topmost track, return monitoring to the topmost track to
view, export, mix down, or record all the tracks together. Unmonitored tracks are not included in
playback.
Monitoring Audio
You can monitor up to 16 audio tracks at a time.